Bob Smith
@bobsmith67.bsky.social
Retired NHS GP. Classical music, Bob Dylan, astronomy photos.
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An oil-producing nation with no refinery.
An exporting nation with no shipping routes.
An electricity producer forced to pay to upload to the “national” grid.
Welcome to our blessed "union of equals".
An exporting nation with no shipping routes.
An electricity producer forced to pay to upload to the “national” grid.
Welcome to our blessed "union of equals".
September 17, 2026 at 12:24 PM
An oil-producing nation with no refinery.
An exporting nation with no shipping routes.
An electricity producer forced to pay to upload to the “national” grid.
Welcome to our blessed "union of equals".
An exporting nation with no shipping routes.
An electricity producer forced to pay to upload to the “national” grid.
Welcome to our blessed "union of equals".
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September 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Yet another begging bowl email from the Labour Party this morning. ‘There is no pretending about the scale of what we’re up against.’ If only you guys had a massive majority in Parliament and could pass legislation to protect our democracy from ‘what we’re up against’.
September 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Yet another begging bowl email from the Labour Party this morning. ‘There is no pretending about the scale of what we’re up against.’ If only you guys had a massive majority in Parliament and could pass legislation to protect our democracy from ‘what we’re up against’.
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I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy.
September 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I’m just a person on my fucking knees begging the government to use its absolutely massive majority to do something extremely fucking popular: save our democracy.
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Wait - are these the same folk who were complaining 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 about the exclusion of Glasgow airport buses from the 🏴 SNP Scottish Government's fair cap?
And now they're complaining because they're 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥?
And now they're complaining because they're 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥?
September 13, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Wait - are these the same folk who were complaining 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 about the exclusion of Glasgow airport buses from the 🏴 SNP Scottish Government's fair cap?
And now they're complaining because they're 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥?
And now they're complaining because they're 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥?
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Seems like a government, with an enormous, ludicrous majority could, if it wanted to, legislate to prevent money launderers shoveling vast and equally ludicrous quantities of cash up Farages arsehole in order to subvert what little of a democracy show we have.
But it doesn't seem to want to.
But it doesn't seem to want to.
September 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Seems like a government, with an enormous, ludicrous majority could, if it wanted to, legislate to prevent money launderers shoveling vast and equally ludicrous quantities of cash up Farages arsehole in order to subvert what little of a democracy show we have.
But it doesn't seem to want to.
But it doesn't seem to want to.
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Unbelievable. Farage is as deceitful a politician as has ever lived. As deceitful as Trump.
September 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Unbelievable. Farage is as deceitful a politician as has ever lived. As deceitful as Trump.
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Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
September 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
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🇬🇧 Labour's Starmer promised a £200m investment in Grangemouth. It's now discovered that none of the promised money from the National Wealth Fund has been spent.
It's clear that only 🏴 Scottish parties care about Scotland.
It's clear that only 🏴 Scottish parties care about Scotland.
September 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🇬🇧 Labour's Starmer promised a £200m investment in Grangemouth. It's now discovered that none of the promised money from the National Wealth Fund has been spent.
It's clear that only 🏴 Scottish parties care about Scotland.
It's clear that only 🏴 Scottish parties care about Scotland.
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Signed.
38d.gs/jpcf
I've signed. They do an impossible job, some have lost their lives doing it. I am so thankful for them.
I've signed. They do an impossible job, some have lost their lives doing it. I am so thankful for them.
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
38d.gs
September 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Signed.
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The courage of those who set out to save those at risk of drowning can never be overestimated.
Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
shop.rnli.org/products/don...
Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
shop.rnli.org/products/don...
Donation to RNLI
It costs us around £483,000 a day to run our lifesaving service. Your kind donation will help deliver our lifesaving work.
shop.rnli.org
September 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The courage of those who set out to save those at risk of drowning can never be overestimated.
Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
shop.rnli.org/products/don...
Each rescue is a challenge.
I used to watch the Orkney lifeboat head out into rough seas with my heart in my mouth. Remarkable bravery.
Donate to the #RNLI here:
shop.rnli.org/products/don...
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Morning all
Without a hint of irony following the latest far right intimidation in Portsmouth, BBC reports a government spokesperson saying: "The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but it must never cross a line into disorder."
Hypocrisy
Without a hint of irony following the latest far right intimidation in Portsmouth, BBC reports a government spokesperson saying: "The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but it must never cross a line into disorder."
Hypocrisy
September 7, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Morning all
Without a hint of irony following the latest far right intimidation in Portsmouth, BBC reports a government spokesperson saying: "The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but it must never cross a line into disorder."
Hypocrisy
Without a hint of irony following the latest far right intimidation in Portsmouth, BBC reports a government spokesperson saying: "The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but it must never cross a line into disorder."
Hypocrisy
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If you block the roads you can expect angry condemnation from Rupert.
Unless you're a masked far-right fuckwit, in which case you can expect wholehearted support.
Unless you're a masked far-right fuckwit, in which case you can expect wholehearted support.
September 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
If you block the roads you can expect angry condemnation from Rupert.
Unless you're a masked far-right fuckwit, in which case you can expect wholehearted support.
Unless you're a masked far-right fuckwit, in which case you can expect wholehearted support.
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Compare and contrast.
September 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Compare and contrast.
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Thank you @gilltav.bsky.social for reminding us all of the Police response in 2021 👇 when some 40 environmental activists of Insulate Britain blocked the Port of Dover: 39 arrests.
Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.
Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.
Port of Dover: Arrests made as Insulate Britain blocks port
Queues form at Europe's busiest ferry terminal as Insulate Britain shift their protest from the M25.
www.bbc.com
September 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Thank you @gilltav.bsky.social for reminding us all of the Police response in 2021 👇 when some 40 environmental activists of Insulate Britain blocked the Port of Dover: 39 arrests.
Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.
Compare that to yesterday when 200-400 fascist paramilitaries intimidated Dover town and blocked the Port: 0 arrests.
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“Oh, Mister Farage, sir… just one more thing…”
September 4, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“Oh, Mister Farage, sir… just one more thing…”
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Channel 4 reporter: Hello. I am Mr. Alias and this is my extremely suspicious comically large donation that i can only make in the form of a bag of money with a dollar sign on it.
every other reform guy: seems legit! let me tell you every single way in which i and my boss have broken the law
every other reform guy: seems legit! let me tell you every single way in which i and my boss have broken the law
September 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Channel 4 reporter: Hello. I am Mr. Alias and this is my extremely suspicious comically large donation that i can only make in the form of a bag of money with a dollar sign on it.
every other reform guy: seems legit! let me tell you every single way in which i and my boss have broken the law
every other reform guy: seems legit! let me tell you every single way in which i and my boss have broken the law
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Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
channel4news.substack.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Genuinely bad news for the far right.
"Small boat arrivals fall to six year low" - Telegraph. June, July, August were lowest for six years
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...
September 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Genuinely bad news for the far right.
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I reviewed Spamalot in the UK with Tim Curry as King Arthur. I wrote that he was the single most charismatic performer I had ever seen onstage. The editor tried to delete 'I had ever seen', thinking I meant that night.
Me: No. He is the most charismatic performer I have ever seen. Bar none.
Me: No. He is the most charismatic performer I have ever seen. Bar none.
August 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I reviewed Spamalot in the UK with Tim Curry as King Arthur. I wrote that he was the single most charismatic performer I had ever seen onstage. The editor tried to delete 'I had ever seen', thinking I meant that night.
Me: No. He is the most charismatic performer I have ever seen. Bar none.
Me: No. He is the most charismatic performer I have ever seen. Bar none.
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As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU:
1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland
2) Schengen is great.
3) Brexit was and is shit.
1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland
2) Schengen is great.
3) Brexit was and is shit.
August 26, 2026 at 6:37 AM
As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU:
1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland
2) Schengen is great.
3) Brexit was and is shit.
1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland
2) Schengen is great.
3) Brexit was and is shit.
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Everyday I wonder how things can get stupider and everyday I am informed how, against my will.
August 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Everyday I wonder how things can get stupider and everyday I am informed how, against my will.
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Here's a gift link; www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...
www.thestar.com
August 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Here's a gift link; www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...